anti-apartheid
adjective
an·ti-apar·theid
ˌan-tē-ə-ˈpär-ˌtāt 
-ˌtīt,
ˌan-ˌtī-
: opposed to the former apartheid policy in the Republic of South Africa
anti-apartheid groups
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Jackson was a close friend of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s iconic anti-apartheid leader and its first Black president.
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Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Tutu, a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, was an influential anti-apartheid and human rights activist and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
As the 1950s rolled into the 1960s, more and more African countries were freeing themselves from European colonial domination; this wave of liberation prompted the emergence of liberation movements in South Africa and anti-apartheid protests.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
Singh urged jurors to view the protest within a broader historical context, comparing it to anti-apartheid divestment campaigns targeting South Africa.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2026
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Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Tutu, a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, was an influential anti-apartheid and human rights activist and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
As the 1950s rolled into the 1960s, more and more African countries were freeing themselves from European colonial domination; this wave of liberation prompted the emergence of liberation movements in South Africa and anti-apartheid protests.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
Singh urged jurors to view the protest within a broader historical context, comparing it to anti-apartheid divestment campaigns targeting South Africa.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2026
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